Man who tried to stop gang members...

GRAFFITI BEATING. A

April 14, 1990

LOS ANGELES — GRAFFITI BEATING. A man who tried to stop gang members from spray-painting graffiti on his apartment building was beaten with sticks and bottles until he was unconscious, police said. Nine people, believed to be gang members, were arrested for investigation of attempted murder after the midweek attack, saidpolice Detective Dan McKenna. A witness identified the five teen-agers and four adults as the people who beat and kicked the man, McKenna said. Police withheld the name of the 43-year-old Hollywood man for his protection.